Comedienne Sarah Silverman pays loving tribute to her late dog

ByDogTime Staff

No-holds-barred comic Sarah Silverman is probably best known for getting big laughs by pushing the envelope. But this week, after the passing of her beloved dog, Duck, Silverman moved people to tears with a touching tribute to her longtime furry companion.

“It always tickled me that even though we were different species He was my best friend,” Silverman wrote of Duck. “Duck left me today but I forgive him.”

Silverman then wrote what she calls an “obituary type thing” on WhoSay, calling Duck “a happy dog, though serene. And stoic.”

“And he loved love,” Silverman added.

Duck’s health had started to deteriorate over the years, the little dog becoming blind, deaf, and arthritic. Until quite recently, Silverman explains, Duck still seemed comfortable.

“He needs at least 23 hours of sleep a day, or else he’s not himself,” Silverman told People of Duck just last month. “But then in that one hour [that he’s awake], he’s so peppy it’s crazy. We take walks, watch TV, we cuddle.”

But when Duck stopped eating, Silverman writes in the obituary, she knew it was time to say goodbye.

Silverman ends her heartfelt post with a moving summary of the bond she shared with her beloved Duck: